Saturday, February 5, 2011

11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Presented by the NYC Parks Department, Prospect Park Alliance, and the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA), Winter Jam NYC is a free annual winter sports festival that encourages New Yorkers to get out and enjoy the outdoors in the colder months! Our partners at ORDA will be blowing lots of fresh snow, so there will be plenty to go around!

Directions

Subway

Accessible Route: Take the B/Q to Prospect Park. Exit the station at Lincoln Road. Head north on Ocean Avenue. Enter the park at Lincoln Rd. Walk north towards Center Drive/the Nethermead. Follow signs.

Take the 2/3 to the Grand Army Plaza stop. Enter the park and walk south towards the Nethermead. Please note: this is approximately a 0.7 mile walk.

Driving

Head south on the FDR Drive to the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel. Turn right at I-478 S (toll road). Merge onto I-278 W (BQE). Take exit 24 on the left to merge onto NY-27 E/Prospect Expressway. Take exit 4 for 10th Avenue toward 11th Avenue.

Turn left at 11th Avenue, go straight to Prospect Park Southwest. Take a right onto Prospect Park Southwest to the 16th Street entrance.

OR, take Flatbush Avenue to Lincoln Rd. Turn west onto Ocean Avenue.

No vehicles are allowed to drive in the park on the event day; park outside the park and walk to Ocean Avenue and Lincoln Road and walk north to the Nethermead.

Activities

Head down to the Lake Placid Snow Field and strap on a pair of cross-country skis or snowshoes, provided by ORDA. Create a snow sculpture with friends or bring a sled and enjoy the natural terrain! Lines for skiing and snowshoeing will be open from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. (exact times subject to change).Close

Learn the basics of skiing and snowboarding at our “Learn To” Area! Mountain Creek will be providing free equipment and lessons for all ages. All you need to do is show up ready to learn and have fun. You’ll be tackling double black diamond trails in no time!Close

Red Bull Butter Cup is a national contest series that showcases creativity and technical flatland trickery. Pro and Am divisions, riders butter up and cut loose on multi-featured custom pads, laying down their best bag of tricks in a jam session head-to-head format event. Winners taking home the Butter Cup trophy and an arm full of new gear.

Preregistration for the Red Bull Butter Cup is full, but if you are still interested in participating, be in the Nethermead at Prospect Park Saturday morning at 11:30 to see if any space is available.Close

Live Entertainment

Meet Birdie (GreeNYC’s mascot), take photos with him and build your own SnowBirdie. At 12:00 and 2 p.m. you’ll have the chance to make Birdie’s own version of a snowman, a snowbirdie. He’ll have adorable and functional giveaways too! More info about Birdie

Participants in the Red Bull Butter Cup, cross–country skiing, snowshoeing, and snowboarding/skiing lessons must sign a waiver before participating in any of these activities. The waivers will be provided at the event. Participants under the age of 18 must have a legal guardian present to sign the waiver.

Accessible route to the event at the Nethermead in Prospect Park will be marked with signage from Ocean Ave. Event will include an accessible viewing area.

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NYC Parks takes strides to reduce our ecological footprint and protect the parkland so New Yorkers may enjoy these treasured green spaces for generations to come. Here are some of the "green" features of Winter Jam NYC:

A “Pride of New York” sponsored Warming Hut, featuring free samples from NY State agricultural producers including apples from Champlain Valley Specialty and New York Apple and juice and cider from Red Jacket Orchards

A “Green Zone” of environmental education booths including the Brooklyn Compost Project, GrowNYC, MillionTreesNYC, and the Urban Park Rangers